Residence Total Cost Matrix: Five Years of Status in Twelve Jurisdictions
Five-year cost of residence in 12 jurisdictions for one family: state charges, locked capital, housing rules, tax on €300k passive income, PR horizon.
Residence permits
What a Status Is Worth Beyond Entry: Tuition, Admission and a Child's Citizenship
The word "resident" covers three different tests — qualification, nationality and residence. How each changes the tuition rate, the admission pool, access to grants and the speed of a child's citizenship, with Article 11 of Directive 2003/109/EC and a country-by-country comparison of the child's clock against the parent's.
Migration Status: Renewal, Loss and Revocation
When your personal ground for residence fails — dismissal, business endorsement withdrawn, divorce, death of the principal, a child turning 18, long absence: renewal, continuous residence, switching route, the way back, and what an appeal really preserves, on UK, Spanish and US routes.
Migration: Residence Permits, Citizenship and Tax Residence
A map of the migration domain: three independent variables, the eight-step route model, seven entry types on shared axes, and a detailed guide to each branch.
Health Insurance for a Spanish Residence Permit: DKV, ASISA and the Rules
DKV Visado, ASISA Health Residents and others for a Spanish visa: DGSFP register, no copago or carencia, the insurer's certificate, Seguridad Social.
Switzerland: canton, residence, banks and ownership structures
Three independent layers of any Swiss decision: the canton and the lump-sum regime, the federal residence permit, the bank and its booking centre. A cluster map.
United Kingdom: Tax, Banking and Structures for Private Capital
The UK after non-dom abolition: 4-year FIG regime, TRF, residence-based IHT after 10 of 20 years, SRT, banks from Coutts to fintechs, visa routes.
Dependant's Pass and the Right to Work in Singapore: EP, DP-WP and the LOC
Can a spouse work on a Dependant's Pass in 2026: the spouse's own EP and COMPASS, the DP-Work Permit with quota and levy, the business-owner LOC and the PR exit.
Relocation Matrix: Leaving One Jurisdiction and Entering Another
Twelve jurisdictions from both sides: when the old residence breaks, what the exit costs, what trails behind and how the new one arises. Pair: country A's exit column plus country B's entry column.
Premium Residencies in the Gulf and Asia: A Map
A 2026 map of investor residencies in the Gulf and Asia: thresholds in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand, timelines, presence rules and tax effect.
Investor Routes in the Americas and Oceania: A Map
Thresholds, timelines and presence: EB-5 and the Gold Card, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile. The 2026 investor map of the Americas and Oceania.
Residence by Investment in Europe: Programmes and Requirements
European investor routes as of August 2026: entry thresholds, timelines, presence, tax effect and reform risk across ten jurisdictions, from the ARI fund to Malta's MPRP.
The Investor: Capital, Status and Tax — Cluster Map
A map of the investor cluster: choosing the model of entry, the full price of a route, due diligence, the tax trail of a status, three regional maps and reform risk.
Esports: Visas, Prize Money and Withholding
An esports player has no federation to endorse them: § 22 Nr. 5 BeschV with the ESBD, the French employer approval, no tested UK route, Article 17 against Articles 7 and 15.
Earned Settlement: British ILR in Three, Five or Ten Years
The UK earned settlement reform: a 10-year baseline, reductions at £50,270 and £125,140, talent routes, and the rules that actually apply in August 2026.
Creators: Money, Visas and Taxes — a Cluster Map
The creator-economy hub: four income streams, platform withholding, DAC7 and CESOP, PSC vs holdco, relocation routes, talent visas and promo liability.
The Professional Athlete: Money, Visas and Tax — Cluster Map
Cluster map for the professional athlete: 183 days and centre of interests, OECD Article 17, 20% in the UK and 30% in the US, jock tax, image rights, visas.
Retroactive Reform: What Happens to Your Status When a Programme Closes
Ireland 2023, the UK 2022, Spain 2025, Malta after C-181/23, Portugal 2026 and EB-5 filing protection through 30.09.2026: how reforms hit status and the road to a passport.
Athlete Visas and Residence Permits: A Map of the Routes
P-1A and O-1A in the US, premium processing at $2,965 from 1 March 2026, the FA's June 2026 GBE changes, carte talent, § 22 BeschV and the UAE Golden Visa.
Relocating on Platform Income: Visa and Tax Routes for Creators
Spain's DNV will not take pure AdSense: a three-month client contract is required. Portugal D8 asks €3,680 a month, Thailand DTV 500,000 THB, Georgia 1%.
O-1B: The American Visa for Influencers and Creators
Six criteria under 8 CFR 214.2(o)(3)(iv), 2026 fees (I-129 $1,055, premium $2,965), the consultation letter, social media vetting from 30 March 2026 and EB-1A.
Migration Routes for Business Owners
L-1 and EB-1C, the UK Expansion Worker at £52,500, Japan's ¥30m Business Manager, Spain's Ley 14/2013, Canada's paused SUV and the Gulf RHQ regimes compared.
Talent Instead of Capital: How Credentials Replace the Investment
EB-1A, O-1A, Global Talent, NIV 858 and France's talent permit: which achievements count instead of an investment, what it costs and how long it takes in 2026.
The Russian Applicant in Investment Migration: The Ban, the Refusal and the Banking Constraint
All five Caribbean programmes have been closed to Russian applicants since 31 March 2023, the EU wants CBI gone by 1 June 2028, and Article 5b caps EU bank deposits.
Investment Migration Due Diligence: Checks and Grounds for Refusal
Investment migration vetting: state, agent and bank checks, Caribbean principles, ECCIRA, C-181/23, the AMLR from 10 July 2027, OECD CRS risk and refusal grounds.
Five Ways to Buy In: Contribution, Fund, Property, Business, Deposit
Contribution, fund, property, business and deposit: 2026 thresholds — €250k in Hungary, €500k in Portugal, $800k for EB-5 — and what each model really costs.
Saudi Arabia: Premium Residency, Zero Income Tax and Athletes' Money
No income tax on salary, 15% VAT, Premium Residency at SAR 800,000 or 100,000 a year, RHQ at 0% for 30 years, and the temporary non-residence trap at home.
Golden Visas and Tax Residence: Status, Presence and Tax Exposure
Where an investor residence permit changes nothing (Portugal, Greece), where municipal registration is the trigger (Italy) and where the card itself is residency (US).
Malta: Key Employee Initiative (KEI) for Qualified Workers
Malta's Key Employee Initiative: fast-track single permit processing for managers and specialists. Salary from €45,000, employer, documents, family, taxes, renewal and risks.
Mortgages for Non-Residents: LTV, Rates and Eligibility by Country
Regulatory LTV caps, August 2026 rates and lender criteria for non-resident borrowers across eleven jurisdictions, from Spain and Portugal to the UAE.